Where does “tęťi” come from?

tęťi (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic tengtei, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tęťi (Proto-Slavic): to pull, to stretch

Definitions

  1. to pull, to stretch

Ancestry of “tęťi”, step by step

tęťi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic tengtei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavictengtei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Proto-Balto-Slavic tingtei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavictingtei—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tengtei →
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